LSUS MHA 710 Exam 4 – Questions And Accurate Solutions
Question : Research indicates that the 2014 expansion of
Medicaid has led to a number of unintended consequences
including:
CORRECT ANSWER : higher per capita spending on the
expansion population than anticipated.
Question : Which of the following statements is true about the
Medicaid program?
CORRECT ANSWER : The majority of total outlays are for
the elderly and disabled.
Question : One of the reasons the 2008 Oregon Experiment
was so important is because it(s):
CORRECT ANSWER : experimental design included
random selection of the treatment and control groups.
Question : Which of the following countries placed highest on
the healthcare access and quality (HAQ) index?
CORRECT ANSWER : Switzerland
Question : The average federal medical assistance (FMAP)
percentage across the United States received by the typical state is approximately what percentage of overall Medicaid spending?
CORRECT ANSWER : 60 %
Question : How do individuals spending their own money
behave differently than those spending someone else's money?
CORRECT ANSWER : Individuals spending their own
money look for the best value given the price.
Question : Of the four categories of the Medicaid-eligible
population, which of these could benefit by opening up the health exchanges to some degree of privatization?
CORRECT ANSWER : Adults
Question : A collectively financed medical care system that
provides universal coverage to a basic benefits package for
everyone, including the ability to purchase additional
coverage with a supplemental insurance policy:
CORRECT ANSWER : may not be equal but is welfare
enhancing for everyone.
Question : Which of the following provisions included in the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) was responsible for the largest number of newly insured?
CORRECT ANSWER : Expansion of Medicaid
Question : The most costly expansion of Medicaid since its
inception is referred to as:
CORRECT ANSWER : The State Children's Health
Insurance Program.
Question : In 2008, the state of Oregon used a lottery to
extend Medicaid coverage to an additional 10,000 residents (often called the Oregon Experiment). Two years after
enrollment, the lottery winners (the treatment group):
CORRECT ANSWER :
Question : Which of the following statements is most true
regarding the experience of reforming medical care in the United States?
CORRECT ANSWER : Moral hazard is a powerful force.
Question : Which of the following statements is true about the
Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
CORRECT ANSWER : The final version of the Affordable
Care Act passed without a single Republican voting in favor of it.
Question : What is the name of the health care reform feature
where employers can either provide health care coverage to their employees or pay a payroll tax to fund government- provided insurance?
CORRECT ANSWER : Play-or-pay
Question : One of the best examples of managed competition
in practice is:
CORRECT ANSWER : the Federal Employee Health
Benefit Plan (FEHBP).